| Sean - Have you seen the Corfu book? Wondering if it’s informative as well as beautiful.
Sylvia On May 4, 2019, at 10:24 AM, Sean A. O'Hara <s*@gimcw.org> wrote:
I like the idea of sharing books on this forum - seems an appropriate use!
Recently, I was made aware of the following new book. Coincidentally, the Mediterranean Garden Society's Annual Meeting is in Greece this fall, and there is a 'pre-event' schedule for Corfu, which will visit some of the gardens featured in this work.
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Text by Rachel Weaving, Photographs by Marianne Majerus, Foreword by Mary Keen
256 pages, 290 photographs, includes index. Hardbound with dust jacket, 250 x 350 mm
Impress Publishing, London, April 30, 2018.
ISBN 978-1-9997825-1-1. $65.00
US release date November 15, 2018. To be available on amazon.com
Greenest of the Greek islands, Corfu has a rich but little-known garden heritage stemming from a cosmopolitan cultural tradition. Illustrated by award-winning photographer Marianne Majerus, this first-ever book on the subject reveals a private world ranging from romantic old estates to stunning contemporary gardens by international designers. Along with intriguing insights into the island’s social and natural history, it provides a wealth of inspiration for any garden maker who contends with summer water shortages. Studies of 23 private estates and gardens show how design ideals have evolved, influenced by global and mediterranean design trends but respecting the local spirit of place and drawing on local craft traditions in stone, terracotta, and wrought iron. The newer gardens are designed for sustainability, conserving water and drawing inspiration from the natural landscape. Tracing the roots of their inspiration, the book’s last chapter explores Corfu’s varied wild landscape with its spectacular views of mountains and sea: it follows the procession of wildflowers through the seasons and illustrates local culinary and medicinal uses of wild plants.
Keywords: garden design, garden history, landscape design, Greece, Greek style, dry gardening, waterwise garden, mediterranean garden, drought-resistant garden, wildflowers, medicinal plants, garden photography, landscape photography, mediterranean landscape, sustainable garden, village gardens, Corfu history, contemporary landscape design, native plants
![]() About the authors: Rachel Weaving is an author, garden maker, and adviser on garden design who divides her time between Washington, DC and Corfu. She has an RHS certificate in Horticulture and studied at the Oxford College of Garden Design.
Marianne Majerus is one of Europe’s finest garden photographers. Winner of multiple awards, her most recent books include Gardens of the Italian Lakes, Great Gardens of London, and Garden Design: A Book of Ideas. She won the 2018 IGPOTY European Garden Photography Award with an image from this book.
Excerpts from European reviews:
Stephanie Mahon, Gardens Illustrated, April 2018
“A coffee-table topper that explores the unexpected gardens of Corfu and will leave you yearning for your own island retreat.
Reading Rachel Weaving’s book on Corfu gardens in a cold British spring is a marvelously cruel experience. …her descriptions and Marianne Majerus’s images transport you instantly to lush, rocky hillsides bathed in Mediterranean sunlight, and a selection of gardens, both old and recently created…The chapter on contemporary gardens highlights some of the recent superstars of mediterranean garden design, including Alithea Johns, Jennifer Gay, and Thomas Doxiadis—many of whom use local plants and naturalistic effects from the surrounding landscape to create sustainable gardens….Weaving finishes with a wider look at the landscapes and plants of the island, including information on the beautiful wildflowers…The overall effect is that you develop a bad habit of regularly checking for flights online, in the hope that as soon as possible you will find yourself sitting under one of the beautiful pergolas she features, draped in blooming wisteria.”
“I am most impressed and the photos are glorious. A great production and a feast for the eyes.” Christopher Grey Wilson, author of Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean: A Complete Guide to the Islands and Coastal Regions, A and C Black, 2014.
“A beautifully produced and designed book.” Lord Jacob Rothschild, Waddesdon, UK
“Outstanding.” John Sandoe Books, London.
“It is a wonderful piece of work in all respects - lovely illustrations, beautifully written and evocative text and amazingly informative. A total triumph.” Jonathan Woolf, London and Corfu
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